Sermon for Epiphany 4 Year B 2018
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1 Sermon for Epiphany 4 Year B 2018 Who is this man with an unclean spirit that shows up in the synagogue as Jesus is teaching. Apparently, this man is loud. He interrupts. He draws our attention the way an un-bathed, talking to himself, homeless man would catch our attention if he showed up at Holy Trinity this morning. For many of us, I suspect, the man with an unclean spirit is the shocking and intriguing part of today s gospel. But did you notice, he does not have that effect on the people in the synagogue. Their attention is on Jesus. They are astounded by his presence and teaching. It s like nothing they have ever heard before. He has authority. His words mean something. They make a difference. Even the man with an unclean spirit is shocked and intrigued by Jesus. What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? Jesus is teaching in the synagogue. His authority fills not just the place but each person there. And almost immediately this man with an unclean spirit shows up. The presence of Jesus, the man with a clean spirit, draws out the presence of the man with an unclean spirit. Jesus has that effect on people. His authority and teaching reveal the truth about his listeners lives. 1
2 This one with the unclean spirit is an image of what the lives of those gathered around him. This man represents the disease of their soul, their fragmented lives, and the many voices within them. In looking at him, they see themselves and they are astounded by the contrast of the one who has a clean spirit. What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? The demon of discontent deep within senses the distance between Jesus life and his life. The words he cries out betray his isolation. It s not, however, just about him. He speaks not only for himself but for all those gathered that day and even those of us gathered here today. Certainly this man represents every one who has ever experienced the brokenness of life. He is the spokesperson for all who feel disconnected from themselves, others, or God. He represents the human condition. Behind his question is, I believe, the unspoken longing and hope that Jesus would say, Everything. I have everything to do with you. Those are the words that can begin to put his life back together. Perhaps some of you are watching the TV series The Alienist based on the book by Caleb Carr. I read the book a long time ago but I never forgot what Carr wrote by way of introduction to his novel: Prior to the 20 th century, persons suffering from mental illness were thought to be alienated not only from the rest of society but from their own true natures. 2
3 When I read it, I thought to myself that most of us are alienated at least some of the time and in one way or the another from each other, from our true nature as God intended for us. No, we re not so different. Each one of us also longs for that answer because we too know the separation, that alienation and brokenness of our own lives. We ve lived in isolation and loneliness. We have been trapped in grief. We have carried the burden of guilt. We have been bound by fear and anxiety. We have been captive to anger and bitterness. The truth of those situations often reveals itself in the many personas we wear. At some level we all project various personas or images of how we want others to see us and how we want to see ourselves. Sometimes it s as simple, and seemingly silly, as saying, I can t go to the grocery store looking like this. I have no make-up on and my hair is a mess. Or we smile and say, Yes, everything is just fine, and quickly change the subject when the truth is we are hanging on by a thread and not sure how we ll get through the rest of the day. We don t want our life to be seen in its unmade-up condition. We use our personas as masks to hide the truth of what our life is like and who we are. The tragedy is that they also hide who we might become. It seems that those masks most often arise from the many voices that live within us. They are the voices of condemnation and guilt, 3
4 grief, fear, anger, mistrust and judgment. They are voices that keep us in constant comparison and competition with others. They are voices demanding perfectionism, asking, What have you done for me today? The voices are never satisfied. We are never able to do or be enough. Every one of those is a false voice, the voice of the unclean spirit that separates us, alienates us from our authentic self, from all that we love, and all who love us. Recently someone said to me, Why do I care so much about what other people say and think about me? It made me think about today s gospel. I thought about false voices, an unclean spirit, separation, alienation, and a longing for acceptance and approval. All of those are contained in that question. She could just as well have said, What have you to do with me, Jesus of Nazareth? She could be the man in today s gospel. But then so could you. So could I. Deep down we long for intimacy and authenticity but the last thing we want is to be found out, to have someone see us for who we truly are and who we are not. So we put on a good front hoping that will gain us approval, acceptance, love. We say the right things, act the right way, dress and behave the right way, even believe the right way, 4
5 and all the while we are creating ourselves in the image and likeness of the unclean spirit. The irony is that those fronts we put up, those personas, keep us from having the very things we think they will gain us; things like intimacy, love, acceptance, healing, forgiveness, and authenticity. The personas offer no possibility for life to flourish and be abundant. Still we hold on to those false voices, voices that collectively ask, Have you come to destroy us? And, yes, that is exactly what Jesus has come for. He has come to destroy our personal demons. He comes to silence our false voices. He casts out all our personas and makes us people with a clean spirit. He has everything to do with us. He stands before us to heal what sin has broken. There is no aspect of our life about which he is not concerned. He calls us into our true self, the one made in the image and likeness of God. He calls us back into the beauty and wholeness of our original creation. Today s gospel is as much about calling forth as it is about casting out. They are two sides of the same coin. The true voice and the true image are always present. Jesus is still in the business of freeing us from those powers that seek to rob God s children of all that he intends for us. We all are in need, one way or the other, 5
6 of an exorcism of sorts in need of the one who possesses the authority that heals and frees us, and to empowers us to bless rather than curse; to build up rather than tear down; to encourage rather than disparage; to promote love rather than to sow hate; to draw us together rather than seeking to split us apart. When the alienating voices cry out, What have you do to with us? Jesus says, Shhh. Be quiet. That s not who you are. You are mine and I have everything to do with you. 6
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